World Leader In Preventive Health, Robert D. Willix, CMO of Cenegenics Medical Institute, Cites Benefits & Shortcomings of Michelle Obama's New USDA Food Plate

BOCA RATON, Fla., June 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Robert D. Willix, Jr., M.D., CMO of Cenegenics, the nation's largest preventive medical institute, and pioneer of the Cenegenics Food Diamond, a revolutionary nutrition diagram he introduced in 2008 to replace the antiquated USDA Food Pyramid, applauds the First Lady's attempt to change the way Americans eat, but explains that "Michelle Obama is close, but not close enough" in presenting Americans with proper dietary guidelines.

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Willix, a pioneering heart surgeon and author of five health books, explains, "MyPlate promotes a diet that says all carbohydrates are good, all fats are bad, all protein sources are nutritionally the same, and all dairy is equal. It seems to support the notion that a no- or low-fat diet is the way to go when, in fact, that is precisely the reason 64 percent of American adults and over 30 percent of American children are overweight or morbidly obese. Plates break, but diamonds are forever."

Andrew Wilder, the noted food blogger and founder of www.EatingRules.com says, "With an emphasis on a wide variety of whole grains and fresh and organic fruits and vegetables, the Cenegenics Food Diamond is clearly based on science, not politics. I'd definitely encourage my readers and clients to print out the Cenegenics Food Diamond and stick it on the refrigerator."

Cenegenics Medical Institute Food Diamond

• Calls for water as the central component of a healthy diet

• Incorporates the strategic use of healthy fats (nuts and seeds, olive oil, sesame oil, grape seed oil, olives, avocado, organic almond butter, organic cashew butter) and beans and legumes (steel-cut oatmeal, quinoa, brown rice, beans, legumes), which fall on either end of the diamond

• Specifies organic, lean protein with no added hormones (wild-caught fish, free range, hormone-free poultry, grass-fed, hormone-free meat, and shellfish, tofu, soymilk and soybeans) when possible

• Calls for organic, hormone-free, low-fat dairy options, including Omega 3-enriched organic hormone-free eggs when possible

• Includes a modest amount of fresh, organic, low glycemic fruits (citrus, berries, apples and pears)

• Promotes flexibility and enables proportion changes within the diet

• Can be modified not only for healthy nutrition, but also to represent a different structure to a variety of conditions including treat inflammation, diabetes, arthritis, and heart disease

About Cenegenics®:

Cenegenics® Medical Institute, recognized leading authority in age management medicine, has two centers in Las Vegas, Nevada, as well as centers in Charleston, South Carolina; Boca Raton, Florida; Dallas, Texas; Arlington, Texas; Atlanta, Georgia; Chicago, Illinois; Beverly Hills, California; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Washington, DC; New York City, NY; Tulsa, OK; Jacksonville, FL. Additional centers are scheduled to open in other major metropolitan areas in the near future. With an established presence in the medical community, Cenegenics uses a proactive approach based on solid science and comprehensive evaluation. Their established protocols have been recognized as the next generation of medical science, capturing global attention. Cenegenics offers CME-accredited physician training and certification opportunities in age management medicine via the nonprofit Cenegenics Education and Research Foundation (CERF). Headquartered in Las Vegas, Cenegenics serves more than 20,000 patients worldwide-2,000 are physicians and their families. For more information about Cenegenics® Boca Raton, visit www.cenegenics-br.com or call 561-362-0724.

SOURCE Cenegenics Medical Institute

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